Investigation of how migratory songbirds can use magnetic and olfactory senses for their finding geographic position relative to destinations (i.e. perform navigation) and if the use of these senses depend on geographic scale.

Fellowships/Awards/Grants (until 2011)

2007 - 2010: PhD student fellowship in International Graduate College "Neurosensorik", University of Oldenburg.

2008 - 2009: Prize from Russian Science Support Foundation.

2006 - 2007: DAAD Fellowship for Ph.D. students and Scientists for 10 months to work in University of Oldenburg, Neurosensorik AG (Animal navigation) supervised by Prof. Dr. Henrik Mourisen.

2005-2007: actively participated in grant "Orientation of migratory birds: endogenic program of detour of ecological barriers" funded by Russian Fund for Basic Research (headed by Dr. Casimir Bolshakov).

Conference Contributions/ Poster Presentations (until 2012)

2012: Workshop, Research into possible effects of regular platform lighting on specific bird populations, OSPAR Convention for the Protection of Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, London, UK, served as an invited scientific expert.